In the physician office setting, conditions that are resolved should be coded even if they have been treated previously.

________ is a decrease or wasting away of muscle tissue and occurs rapidly in an inactive patient

a. Atrophy b. Strain c. Sprain d. All of the above

A bone biopsy is received in the microbiology laboratory in a sterile cup with 10% formalin. You will

A) reject the specimen. B) rinse the biopsy material with sterile distilled water prior to processing. C) grind the piece of bone for processing. D) A and B.